Katie Mariah Meet Dallas – Dallas Meet Katie Mariah
Posted by Cindy on July 10th, 2008
I met this divine young woman at another gig a few weeks back. I’m working on doing more stuff with her…patience…
Friday, July 11th
Live at Mokah
Leah Marr / Katie Mariah
8 pm – $10 – BYOB – All Ages
DALLAS – Frozen Fire Films has launched a new music video for Katie Mariah, “Thunder Coming On” in Deep Ellum on June 9th in hopes of Katie becoming the Next Great American Country Star (GAC). The music video is currently being voted on in the GAC contest which lasts over the next five weeks before it moves into the semi-finalist round. The finalists will perform in a televised competition on the Great American Country cable network. During the televised portion, viewers can text to vote for their favorites. The grand prize winner will earn a recording contract with Original Signal/Epic. http://musicnation.com/music/katiemariah
“Thunder Coming On,” Katie’s first video release, promises great success. The video collaboration began by Frozen Fire Films contacting Katie via her MySpace where several of her songs are available. The video was shot in a small Oklahoma town where the scenery gave it a unique “hometown” feel. It describes the plight of a girl who feels trapped in her daily life and wants to break loose. “I like simple rhythms and lyrics that tell a story,” Katie said, adding she listened to Johnny Cash while growing up.
The chorus scenes were shot in a wheat field, she said, and shorter vignettes were filmed in a local home and in a burger joint on Route 66 in rural Oklahoma. Katie said they made the video as unique as possible, drawing on her theater training. She studied for a year in New York City with David Layton, who operates an opera studio.
“After meeting Katie, I knew we were in for an adventure,” says Director, Travis Petty. “She told us about her vision and we utilized every aspect of creativity between our team to really produce something unique and captivating. We are all extremely happy and proud of the end result.” The production is a “one of a kind music video,” says Executive Producer and Principal, Brad Davis. “We wanted something different to enter into the contest and show our creativity, use of light and film, and create something magnificent with high-end quality. Katie, who is working on her first album, due to be released this fall, said she’s “pumped” about entering the contest. “We’re just hometown folks, trying to make it big,” she said. To listen to Katie’s music, go to www.myspace.com/katiemariahmusic
July 11th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I could be mistaken but if a show at Mokah is designated all ages, then I did not think you could bring alcohol. I thought it was just the 21 and up shows that were BYOB. Do they have shows that are all ages and BYOB?
July 11th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Could be true. Perhaps folks should just BYOSelves
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